The Republican journal., 1887-08-11
Literary News and Notes.

| The August number of Quiet Hours, fulliIs
the promise of the earlier issues.
The Forest and Stream Publishing Co. New
York; announce for immediate publication
''Steam Yachts and launches" bv G. p. Kun
har,!t. author of "Small Yachts"
The tv number Of The New England
Magazine has several illustrated articles, the
leading one on The Martha's Vineyard Sum-
mer Institute, and the various departments are
we'll sustained.
The monthly magazine Of the AgassiZ As
socation. The swiss Cross. while Of general
! interest is invaluable TO members of the AssO-
citation. Published by n. ID. {. Hodges, ~
Lafayette Place. New York.
We have received the first number of the
"Sanitary ln>i,ector,' the new monthly pub
lica,ion Of the state Board Of Health. 1t is
well edited and the contents make interesting
and instructive reading. 1t numbers twelve
pages, and its contents are as follows: Saluta-
tory; local boards of health: contagious dis
eases; plumbing regulations; Chicago's dimin-
l>hed death rate: the contagious diseases of
animals actnomycoi>: animal origin of scara-
tina: second annual report; New brunswick
board of health; report of the hy,lrophoba
committee; intantile hygiene; disintcctants and
their uses. 1t has a guaranteed circulation of
| 2J.000 copies. DIR. Young, secretary Of the
board. edits it.
The August number of The Forum has the
following table Of contents '''rhc Return of
the Republican, Party by Gov. J. b. Foraker;
Has Ireland Il Grievance:" by Lord Bram-
We'll: 1.-The Forgotten Cause of Poverty" by
Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby: "BooE> that have
Helped Me-" by Edward Eggleston; IAN Out
side View of Revival>," by Prof &. G. Ever
EFT; "Wbat is the Object Of Lifc:' by W. ii.
Malock: The Choice Of an Occupaton," by
Rev. DR.. Edward L. Halo: ".Alcoho in High
| l-atitude>." by Gen. a. w. Greedy; "Why We
have no Great Artists. by John ID. Champlin.
Jr. "Thc Progress of Co-education." by Rev.
| DR.. c. r. Dennis; conditions of Industrial
| Peace" by Prot. Richard I. Ely.
The August number of the Popular Science
Monthly contains: The Economic Disturbances
since 1873. III. BY Hon. David a. Wells, LII.
u. New Chapters in the Welfare of Science.
| ll.-Metcorology (Noncudel) by Andrew
Dickson White The Falls of the Mississippi.
B, John Arnold kcyc>. Astronomy with an
Opera-tilas>. The Moon and the sun. BY
Garrett 7. Scrvis>. Ullu>tratcdl Manual
| Training in school Education. BY Sir Philip
Magnus. The Progress OF Science from 1886
to 1856. BY Grant Allen. The Metal Art of
Changes in the Aspect of Mars. BY Stanisaus
Mcunier. Educational Endowments. BY Chas.
$. Ashley, Sketch Of Paul Gcryais. with
Poriralt.l Correspondence. Editors Table:
Scientific OrthodoNy.-Phy>ical Culture and
Mora; Reform. Literary Notices. Popular Mis-
ccllany. Notes.
The History OF Methoai,m in Maine, pub
| ii>hed with the approval of the Maine and last
Maine Conference, Captain thaS +. Nash of
Augusta, printer. will probably be issued be-
fore the close Of August. Ii goes to the bind
er this week. There are really two books.
The first one. a History of the Maine Confer
| cnec. written by DR.. :. Allen, occupies G,S
| pages: and the second Of the East Maine Con-
ference. written by Rev. W. ii. Psbury, of
BurkSport. consists Of 81 pages. making $50
| pages in all. exclusive of the illustrations of
| which there are fifty. These include portraits
of many of the eminent men of the denom-
ination in the State. and views of the fol-
lowing buildings sampson Hall. Tearce Hall,
Seminary buildings. kcnt's Hill; Chestnut st.
| Church. Pine st. Church, Portland; Water
Vile Church. 1t is an exhaustive work and
one Of much value to the Methodi>t>
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through
| the Action of Earthworms. by Charles Darwin.
New York. in pamphlet form-price 30 cts.
post free. OF the great Darwin. it is eminent
| lv true tha, he touched no subject without
adorning it. What more unprom>ing theme
| can be thought of than 1.-THE action of earth
| worms. But when the highest genius of our
time undertakes to study even these lowly
| creatures. and to describe their habits and their
| iaborS. he invests even that subject with the
profounde>t interest for every reader who has
| any opcnnrSS OF mind for the contemplation of
| chapters show the wide range of the great nat
| uralist'S researches in this field lie treats of
| the habits Of worms; the amount of fine earth
| brought up by worms; the part played by
| worms in the burial of ancient buildings: the
! dcnudation Of land 10y the action of worms.
| The Fortunes Of Words. by +. Garlanda,
| published by A. Lowell 4 Co.. New York. is a
| concise and complete treatise on the origin,
| evolution. Transformation. and application of
words valuable to every teacher and scholar
In his concluding chapter the author says
"l-angt.age. then. is in>cparahie from the social
and political fortunes of the people. Where a
| very small minority are rich and idle, and the
masses are ground down by toll, ignorance and
poverty, We must have on one side an artificial
language, dlSingcnuouS, narroW and conven-
tiona-cant more than language: on the other
side. Il brutal low. vulgar ilryon. whose diff
ference from the dollhouse language of the up
| per classes will widen daily. Break these bar
rier>, let welfare he IL common rs it is pos
sille. and the level Of popular education will
rise. the national mind will improve. thc Ian
guage will grow. by the cooperation Of all.
rich and strong. the mirror of the mental
activities of all, equally distant from the super
fetations of fashionable cant. a> from the vul-
garity of slang.
Outing for August has very attractive con-
tents. The concluding article on the History
| of American Canoeing by {. Bower NauX is
| undoubtedly the best paper on the subject.
| both as regards information and illustrations,
| ever offered to the public. Captain Coffin, an
eye witness Of the memorable duel between
the Monitor and Merinac, tells what he saw of
| the fight. The frontiSpiece by Burns does the
| subject full justice. James Relation begins his
| perilous trip through the wolf infested pine
| forests of northern Russia. The narrative is
full of interesting information and is remark
ably pleasant reading. Illustrated by Kelley.
The Unbeatcn Tracks of khorassan is the text
of Thomas stevens contribution. California
Days is clever and bright and tells of life and
customs in the Golden State. A Reindeer
Hunt in Iceland is somcthin" novel in the way
of sport. Anotherarticlc on hl,n,in. is Minna
c. Smiths story Of Il Camp in the Mountains of
Arkansas. Elizabeth :. Rice tliScour>e> bright
| y about the pleasures of a Yachting Trip
| around Block Island. A short article by Charles
| Richards Dodge. on the means to he adopted to
| secure better roads for driving and especially
| for cycling, contains many good suggestions
| and will be found acceptable by all the wheel
| ing fraternity. The minor papers, poetry and
| amenities are no whit behind the more import
| ant matter. and the whole number is an excel
| lent model of what the Very highest sporting
| literature of the country can be made.
Babyhood aims to be a help to parents by
| giving the best information concerning the
| health. comfort and well-bein. of the Youngest
| children. That it is well living up to this aim
| is amply atteStel by the August issue. just at
| hand, which is of even more than ordinary
| value. Its editorial remarks include novel >ug-
SeSuonS concerning the eallnS OF candy, ana il
| reply to the question, When should young
| children begin to eat meat: Dr. Jerome
| Walker writes Of "Dysentery and Kindred
| Diseases giving coinmol-sellse directions for
home treatment. The article On poisonous
| Plant>,' by DR.. Dorning, is fully illustrated
that it must be of service to all parents spend
| ing the season in the country with their child
ren. DR.. Floyd NJ. Cran,lall writes Of 'Heat-
| Ra>h.' its symptoms, treatment, etc, DR..
| Cyrus Edison, of the y. Y. Health Department.
| of ''Fceding of Cows, and its Effect on Milk.'
| Clara W. Robinson advocates sensbv special
| ''Training for Maternity" and DIR. Yale writes
| of 1.-The Publication of Water,' giving direc-
| tions for a homemade filter. etc. The most
| varied topics. such as ''Shall the Baby Go to
| Church." ''An Embryo Artist" "Promincnt
Ears" ''Thc Refusal to Nurse and its Con-
| sequences" are discussed in the departments
of Nursery Observations" NURSERY Prob
| lems,'' and 'Mothcrs' Parliament" Young
| parents who are not familiar with this maya
| zine should at least send for sample. 15 cents
| Il copy. $3.50 Il year. lsabyhood Publishing
| Co., ) Beekman ST., n. Y.
| The notable features of the August Wide
| Awake are the first of Il series of sketches of
| Old Concord and a paper on Summer Sports
| both illustrated. The village where the first
| battle of the Revolution was fought has been
| written and pictured and guide-booked until
the subject is hackneycd; but nothing is fresher
| than unexpected news of sleepy old relic.
Margaret Sidney, the writer, lives in "Way-
| side :" thp home ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne nayf